VERIFY: Are tickets to the National Championship three times higher than last year?

11Alive's VERIFY team did the math.

Author:
Becky Kellogg

Published:
10:13 PM EST January 3, 2018

Updated:
2:05 PM EST January 4, 2018

You've probably seen the headlines that tickets to the National Championship are three or four times higher than last year. But, are there any truth to those claims?

QUESTION

Are tickets to the National Championship three times higher than last year?

ANSWER

Yes — this claim is true.

EXPLANATION

11Alive's VERIFY team reached out to StubHub, an official seller of tickets. As of Thursday at noon, they told us the average ticket price for Monday's game is about $2,571. Compare that to last year, when ticket re-sellers reported the average price was $675.

StubHub said 3,864 tickets were still available.

StubHub said 50 percent of ticket buyers for Monday's game are in Georgia, with only 3 percent of sales from Alabama.

The cheapest seats available are $1.350 for the Upper Corner. So, if you're still trying to make it to that game, you're going to have to shell out over a thousand for a nose-bleed seat.

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Linebacker Lorenzo Carter #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with a fan after winning the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual against the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs hugs quarterback Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners after the Bullsdogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Lorenzo Carter #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Sony Michel #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs is presented the trophy after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Mecole Hardman #4 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates by holding up the trophy after the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: The Georgia Bulldogs cheerleaders celebrate after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Michael Barnett #94 of the Georgia Bulldogs holds up a newspaper after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Lorenzo Carter #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after the Georgia Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs speaks to the media after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Jake Fromm #11 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Sony Michel #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after scoring the winning touchdown in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Roquan Smith #3 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after the Bulldogs win the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Guard Dyshon Sims #55 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates after defeating the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs kisses his wife Mary Beth Lycett after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs is presented the trophy after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: The Georgia Bulldogs celebrate with newspapers after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Fans are seen during the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Oklahoma Sooners at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Linebacker Lorenzo Carter #7 of the Georgia Bulldogs celebrates with a fan after winning the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual against the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Baker Mayfield #6 of the Oklahoma Sooners walks off the field after playing in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against the Georgia Bulldogs at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Sony Michel #1 of the Georgia Bulldogs shakes hands after the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game against the Oklahoma Sooners at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 01: Head Coach Kirby Smart of the Georgia Bulldogs is presented the trophy after the Bulldogs beat the Oklahoma Sooners 54-48 in double overtime in the 2018 College Football Playoff Semifinal Game at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)